US sanctions Colombian President Gustavo Petro amid drug trade allegations
TL;DR
The US Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family, and the interior minister, citing failure to control cocaine production and criminal groups, escalating tensions amid a broader diplomatic and political conflict between Petro and the US, particularly with former President Trump.
- US sanctions Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, escalating Trump feud Al Jazeera
- U.S. imposes sanctions on Colombia's president and family over drug trade allegations NPR
- U.S. imposes sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro and family The Washington Post
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- Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces tariffs and an end to US aid AP News
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